Both articles discussed the benefits of using BIM in the construction industry.
The first article was an article from the Civil engineering and Architecture Institute of SouthwestUniversity of Science and Technology in China. This research article discusses how BIM plays a major role of the building industry. This paper also analyzes possible future opportunities and problems for BIM in the construction industry, but it focuses mainly on the benefits of using BIM. Some current benefits the paper discusses are also discussed in chapter two. are optimized design for a more cost effective and efficient building, faster construction speed, faster design speed and ease of changing a design, BIM can also improving collaboration between building professionals. This makes BIM according to the authors a superior software and design tool compare to 3D and 2D CAD.
The first article was an article from the Civil engineering and Architecture Institute of SouthwestUniversity of Science and Technology in China. This research article discusses how BIM plays a major role of the building industry. This paper also analyzes possible future opportunities and problems for BIM in the construction industry, but it focuses mainly on the benefits of using BIM. Some current benefits the paper discusses are also discussed in chapter two. are optimized design for a more cost effective and efficient building, faster construction speed, faster design speed and ease of changing a design, BIM can also improving collaboration between building professionals. This makes BIM according to the authors a superior software and design tool compare to 3D and 2D CAD.
The second article Model Design was from construction week online. The author interviewed some design professionals from NAGA architects in the Middle East on the importance and benefits of using BIM right from the start of the project. Side note: NAGA is a pretty cool design firm and they use BIM extensively, I suggest you check out their website! Some benefits of BIM include cutting waste materials from construction; identifying problem areas and fixing them before the building goes into the construction phase. But they argue that BIM is still not being used to its full extent, because that same file can be used for the buildings structure, and MEP systems.
I feel that BIM will continue to grow in popularity and will
increase in database sizes and family types. Architects
can make some very unique designs but sometimes they might use an uncommon
building technique or style that would require them to make a family. In the future these might be already built-in
to BIM programs so the design process can be further streamlined.
From all the reading I have done so far, I noticed that it seems like BIM is most effective when you use it right from the start of the project. Not only do you get all the project management and construction management benefits but it also avoids the seemingly difficult process of creating a BIM model for a building that has existed for a significant number of years. I definitely feel like BIM will make its way into our industry more through new construction than applying it to existing structures (especially those with significant age).
ReplyDeleteI think that the second article you mentioned is probably right by saying that BIM is not being used to its full potential. One of the papers I read though (“Chapter 5. A BIM-based framework for forecasting and visualizing seismic damage, cost and time to repair,”) went into more detail about how a BIM software can be pushed further and be applied to specific challenges. I think that chapter had a nice outline of the processes involved with the 3D/4D simulative BIM software that they described, and which was applied specifically to buildings in high earthquake zones. And I also agree with Steve that the BIM model is most useful when it’s done from the beginning of the design process so that it can have its full effect through the design, construction and lifecycle.
ReplyDeleteI like the concept of using BIM to cut waste from construction material but one thing that many people forget is that all buildings have a certain lifespan and once they exceed that lifespan they will have to be torn down and that causes a large amount of waste because buildings are not designed with the idea that they will eventually have to be taken down. One building that challenges this notion is Loblolly house in Taylors Island, Maryland. http://kierantimberlake.com/recognition/rec_loblolly_1.html
ReplyDeleteThis house was designed and built in such a fashion that it can be easily disassembled so that once the house exceeds its lifespan, it can be easily disassembled and the parts can be used for future building projects. Designing buildings in this way is also a way for prefabricated parts to be easily implemented into the building.